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ants in pants

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*ants in one's pants

Fig. nervousness and agitation, (on the image of someone suffering great discomfort as if having actual ants in the pants. *Typically: get ~; have ~; give one ~.) I always get ants in my pants before a test. I wonder if all acton get ants in their pants before they go onstage.

See also: ant, pant

ants in (one's) pants

Slang

A state of restless impatience.

See also: ant, pant